Thanks Charlie, but I am still stumped. I remember seeing this stuff before
when I first got my machine, but alas it seems lost. When I look up
"ownership" in the help files, I get this:
To take ownership of a file or folder
Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder you want to take
ownership of.
Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the
Security tab.
Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
In the Change owner to box, click the new owner.
(Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects within the
tree, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
Notes
To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
If you are not joined to a domain and want to view the Security tab, see To
display the Security tab.
You can transfer ownership in two ways:
The current owner can grant the Take ownership permission to others,
allowing those users to take ownership at any time.
An administrator can take ownership of any file on the computer. However,
the administrator cannot transfer ownership to others. This restriction keeps
the administrator accountable.
In Windows XP Professional, the Everyone group no longer includes the
Anonymous Logon group.
Soooo, since I see a "Sharing and Security" tab and not see a "Security"
tab, I figured I was on the right track. However, I do not have an "Advanced"
button nor a "Owner" tab within this "sharing and Security" tab. Is something
turned off perhaps? I am the admin. Also the folder options have "Simple File
Sharing" checked on. Any thoughts? This is troublesome. P.S. I have read
Steve's response, but the path kind of leads me back to this wall. Tia, Gary
"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> check the properties of the drive itself. And clear the inheritance check
> box as well. And if all else fails, take ownership of the drive and/or the
> folder.
>
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> Charlie.
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> > AMD 3800+
> > XP64 Pro
> > C/D/F Drives
> >
> > File folders under logical D-drive are always attributed with Read-Only
> > (green box - not checked). If I click on the green box for any of the
> > folders, I can click the box to get a check mark or a blank box. If I
> > chose
> > either the check mark or the blank box (blank box is the one I want), and
> > propagate all the files and sub folders, The attributes do not change! If
> > you
> > go back into the properties of the folder, it has reverted back to the
> > green
> > box (or never changed in the first place). For the life of me, I cannot
> > figure this out. The D-drive is shared via the "Sharing and Security" tab.
> > I
> > can open files on this drive, but if I wish to "Save As" I get the
> > warning:
> > "File cannot be opened. Check the read only attribute". Any suggestions
> > would
> > be greatly appreciated. Gary.
>
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